Major Information

The Curriculum and Instruction major is only offered in conjunction with a concentration area. Please see the area of concentration (listed alphabetically in the catalog) to determine whether the your area of interest is available.

The Ed.S. degree consists of a minimum of 36 graduate level hours beyond the master's degree and is flexible in its requirements. The degree is designed to provide professional educators with an opportunity to develop competencies in areas of special needs and interests. Consequently, the major has few required courses, and each students program of study is individually planned in consultation with a gradute faculty committee. Courses at the 5000 level are inappropriate; and a minimum of 15 hours should be taken at the 7000 level.

The student is required to plan and successfully complete an individual thesis or project. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for the student to apply knowledge gained in the program to the resolution of significant needs arising from professional practice. A minimum of nine (9) semester hours of thesis enrollment is required in the Ed.S. degree program. Students are required to enroll for a minimum of 2 semester hours in the thesis or project course each semester while working on the Ed.S. thesis or project and for 2 semester hours in the semester in which the student plans to graduate. Students who have not completed the project after enrolling in the required 9 hours must continue to enroll in a minimum of two (2) credit hours of Thesis or Project each semester, including the semester in which the thesis or project is submitted to the College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Office of Graduate Studies (School Psychology students). Students must have an oral defense of the project/thesis with their project/thesis supervisory committee.Individual areas of specialization may have additional requirements. For information contact the department offering the major/concentration.

Oral defense of the thesis/project

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: 27 hours minimum

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION (SME) 36 HOURSOffered from the Department of Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career, and Higher Education (L-CACHE)This concentration prepares practitioners and teachers for the broad field of Adult Education. This includes public and proprietary schools, and non-school based settings such as business and industry, the professional associations, community agencies, and governmental units.

Concentration Requirements: 27 hours minimumThe Concentration is individually planned with an advisor to include coursework in systematic planning, test development, program evaluation, research design, and statistical analysis

College Degree Requirements

Refer to the College Section of theGraduate Catalog for College requirements and information.

USF Degree Requirements

Financial Assistance

Registration Process

First, contact your graduate advisor for guidance courses to register for. Obtain any electronic course permit if necessary. Register for the new student orientation online at http://www.grad.usf.edu/orientation.php. Then go to http://oasis.usf.edu/ the link to OASIS, USF's on-line registration system to register for your classes. Follow the directions given on-line.

To access online course materials, students must have a USF NetID (e-mail account). Please visit: https://netid.usf.edu/una/ to obtain your NetID.